I would pay for an $5 US dollars for a CDMA FM Radio Unlock. Would you pay?

[oneders65]

Originally Posted by subzero1313

Uhh may want to rephrase the title...theres already a radio unlock...the phones radio. Now FM radio, totally different.

But uhh I wouldn't pay for FM radio. Way too many free services, and stations in NYC suck! Unless you listen to nothing but top 40 crap

Thanks. I will change it...

[mychaluva]

I'd put 5 on it...

[eddiecruz]

5 for it here

[lipidfats]

if they removed the fm radio hardware from the touch pro, what makes people think it's not removed from the tp2??? if it was there, we'd probably already have a thread discussing the possibility to unlock it by now... please inform me if there's proof that it's there for CDMA

[elephant007]

Originally Posted by oneders65

I would pay for an $5 US dollars for a CDMA Radio Unlock. Would you pay? If a developer saw that there was enough interest, maybe we can get someone to unlock the CDMA TP2 FM Radio!

Only if they have a "COMING SOON" thread

[starcastic]

Originally Posted by lipidfats

if they removed the fm radio hardware from the touch pro, what makes people think it's not removed from the tp2??? if it was there, we'd probably already have a thread discussing the possibility to unlock it by now... please inform me if there's proof that it's there for CDMA

Its not there, but you'll still find tons of people that argue it was in the original TP too so its futile. People confuse the ability to write software that does things with the necessity to HAVE the proper hardware there in the first place. You cant just write software that picks up FM radio and the transmitter/receiver that facilitates cell traffic isnt remotely the same as one needed for FM or any other type.

[stevedusa]

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.5(Microsoft Windows; PPC; Opera Mobi/16643; U; en) HTC_Touch_Pro2)

Guys I don't meant to burst your bubbles but this subject has been covered MANY TIMES.

Bottom line, the FM chip and the ability of tuning in are there, but the analog wave output from the chip to the audio bus is PHYSICALLY not there. You can try any software tweaks or cabs you can find, but without that physical connection between the chip to the audio bus (which required some very fine soldering) the FM radio is NOT going to work.

It's the same situation with the good old CDMA Touch Pros.

Sorry but that is the ugly truth.

[kabuk1]

I volunteer to be the guinea-pig for the soldering. I used to work for Hitachi soldering smaller stuff than this so it'd be a breeze. As soon as someone figures out which chip is actually the radio module & once I get the right equipment, I'll do it.

One way to find out for sure if the chip is there & where it needs to be soldered to is to get a GSM TP2, open it up, and compare it's innards to a CDMA model. If we see a soldered chip in the GSM model that isnt soldered in ours, that'll probably be the FM chip.

[Ludacrisvp]

IIRC someone knowledgeable about our phones said that the FM hardware was a part of our bluetooth chipset. So if you want to start soldering look up our bluetooth specs, tear apart a couple phones and good luck.

[kabuk1]

i tried to lookup the BT chip a couple weeks ago but didnt find any info on it. anyone know anything about it?